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EWG INVESTIGATION

 

1: Executive Summary

2: About Oil/Gas Leases

3: Oil & Gas Impacts

4: Bush Admin Rollbacks

5: The Spin on Drilling

6: Hotspot: Roan Plateau, CO

7: Hotspot: Otero Mesa, NM

8: Hotspot: Rocky Mtn Front, MT

9: Hotspot: Powder River Basin, WY

10: Hotspot: Book Cliffs, UT

11: Oil, Gas, Political Cash

12: EWG Recommendations

13: Methodology

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National Parks Created by President Clinton

National Park State Year Acres
Saguaro AZ 1994 91,446
Death Valley CA 1994 3,336,000
Joshua Tree CA 1994 1,017,748
Black Canyon of the Gunnison CO 1999 30,244
Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve CO 2000 84,670

NOTE:The acreage listed as protected under President Clinton includes at least some acres that were protected under previous administrations. For example, according to the National Park Service's Land Status Listing, the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, designated for approximately 30,200 acres in 1999, encompasses 20,766 acres previously protected under the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Monument, designated in 1933. Acreage listed as protected under President Bush may also include land previously protected.

The Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, designated under Clinton in 2000, is still called the Great Sand Dunes National Monument and Preserve. It will become a National Park when the National Park Service can acquire additional land (Poppen 2004, Heilprin 2002).

Source: National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA). List of national parks accessed on July 27, 2004 at http://www.npca.org.


National Parks Expanded by President Bush

National Park State Year Acres
Expansion of Grand Teton National Park WY 2001 1,132
Expansion of Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park CO 2003 26

NOTE: President Bush did not designate any National Parks in the 12 Western states included in this investigation. However, he did sign legislation in 2003 that authorized the National Park Service to acquire 2,530 acres for Colorado's Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park (Public Laws 2003). According to the Park Service's Land Status Listing, the Park Service has acquired an interest in 26.5 of those acres. In 2001, the Bush administration also accepted a gift of 1,106 acres from the Rockefeller family to be added to Wyoming's Grand Teton National Park (Bohrer 2001).

Source: National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA). List of national parks accessed on July 27, 2004 at http://www.npca.org.



National Monuments Created by President Clinton

National Monument State Year Acres
Grand Staircase - Escalante UT 19961,700,000
Agua Fria AZ 200071,100
Grand Canyon - Parashant AZ 20001,014,000
Ironwood Forest AZ 2000128,917
Vermillion Cliffs AZ 2000293,000
California Coastal CA 2000N/A
Giant Sequoia CA 2000327,769
Santa Rose & Sa Jacinto Mountains CA 2000272,000
Canyons of the Ancients CO 2000164,000
Cascade Siskiyou OR 200052,000
Hanford Beach WA 2000195,000
Sonoran Desert AZ 2001486,149
Carrizo Plains CA 2001204,107
Minidoka Internment ID 200173
Pompey's Pillar MT 200151
Upper Missouri River Breaks MT 2001377,346
Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks NM 20014,148

Source: National Landscape Conservation System (NLCS). List of national monuments accessed on July 27, 2004 at http://www.discovernlcs.org/Resources/Reports/index.cfm.



National Wildlife Refuges Created by President Clinton

National Monument State Year Acres
Bill Williams River National Wildlife Refuge AZ 19936,105
Leslie Canyon National Wildlife Refuge AZ 19931,240
Cokeville Meadows National Wildlife Refuge WY 19938,106
Stone Lakes National Wildlife Refuge CA 19944,000
Farm Service Agency Interest For Stanley County SD 1994N/A
Farm Service Agency Interest For Haakon County SD 1994N/A
Eagle Fish Health Laboratory ID 1995N/A
Magic Valley Fish Hatchery ID 199521
Farm Service Agency Interest For Idaho ID 1995N/A
Quinault National Fish Hatchery WA 1995N/A
San Diego National Wildlife Refuge CA 19964,224
Ouray National Fish Hatchery UT 1996N/A
Blackfoot Valley Wildlife Management Area MT 1997N/A
Petroleum Waterfowl Production Area MT 1997N/A
Livingston Stone National Fish Hatchery CA 1998N/A
Irrigon Fish Hatchery OR 199835
Lookingglass Fish Hatchery OR 1998N/A
Colorado River Wildlife Management Area UT 1998N/A
Lost Trail National Wildlife Refuge MT 19997,885
Guadalupe-nipomo Dunes National Wildlife Refuge CA 20002,550
Clearwater Fish Hatchery ID 200020
Dakota Tallgrass Prairie Wildlife Management Area SD 2000N/A

Source: The Wilderness Society (TWS Wildlife Refuges). 2004. Compiled by Leslie Catherwood, The Wilderness Society.



National Wildlife Refuges Created by President Bush

National Monument State Year Acres
National Black-footed Ferret Conservation Center CO 200140
Baca National Wildlife Refuge CO 20033,000

Source: The Wilderness Society (TWS Wildlife Refuges). 2004. Compiled by Leslie Catherwood, The Wilderness Society.

References:

Bohrer, Becky (Bohrer). 2001. Cheney, Norton accept Rockefellers' donation to Grand Teton park. Associated Press. May 26, 2001.

Heilprin, John (2002). Ranch purchase puts Colorado sand dunes step closer to becoming newest national park. Associated Press. January 31, 2002.

Poppen, Julie. 2004. Great Sand Dunes Closer to Becoming National Park; Baca Ranch Deal Will Double Its Size. Rocky Mountain News. March 13, 2004.

Public Law 108-128 (2003). Accessed online August 16, 2004 at http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=108_cong_public_la ws&docid=f:publ128.108.